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Where does “-añ” come from?

-añ (Breton) comes from Proto-Brythonic -aβ̃, from Proto-Celtic *-a[[-mā]].

-añ (Breton): Forms verbal nouns

Definitions

  1. Forms verbal nouns

Ancestry of “-añ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonic-aβ̃Forms verbal nouns, originally from a-verbs
2Proto-Celtic*-a[[-mā]]—

Words derived from “-añ”

  • kargañ
  • lestrañ
  • studiañ
  • dilestrañ
Every word from Proto-Celtic *-a[[-mā]] →